Replaceable tool handle



W. F. BASSETT PLACEABLE 'TooL HANDLE Original Fil d Dec. 5. 1919 Jwuenfoz Re'issued June 2 1925.

P TENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES REPLACEABLE TOOL HANDLE.

OriginaI No. 1,523,339, dated January 13,1925, Serial No.".342,57'3, filed December 5, 1919. Application for reissue filed March 1'7, 1925. Serial No. 16,255.

5 and State of Indiana, have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Replaceable Tool Handles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a replacement tool handle, being particularly adapted for use in effecting the repair of tools inwhich the handles have been-broken and unfit for further service, and'one o f the objects of I the irwehtionfconsists in-;the"p'rovis1on of a handle oft'henbove, character wherein the proper location of the tool relatively to the handle is definitely fixed, thereby enabling a tool and handle td be quickly .and accurately joined together. A further object of the invention 'con- 'sists in the provision of a tool handle for replacing one that is broken wherein the proper and operative position of the tool is determined; and provided for during the manufacture of the handle, so that the tool and handle may be properly joined with the exercise of a minimum amount of skill, thereby saving the user the time necessarily involved in determining the proper working relationof the two parts.

I accomplish the above objects of the invention, anth'such others as may" appear from a perusal of the following description nd the claims, by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, in which-i Figure l is a perspectivei view. of a hay I fork, disconnected from its handle, showing my invention, I v t Figure 2, a fragmentary detail sectional view of the tool holding end of the handle, on an enlarged scale, showing more clearly the form of connection between the tool and handle.

Figure 3, a front elevation of the ferrule arranged on the end of the handle,

, Figure 4, a view of the tool holding end of the handle, with the remaining parts omitted.

Figure 5, a fragmentary detail longitudinal sectional view'of the handle showing .the initial formation of the longitudinal aperture, the remaining parts being omitted.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents a wooden handle which in form is similar "part-s handle was to be attachedto an old tool by alinedand substantially united to prevent,

their accidental sepa lltlOll, with the exercise tool being shown merely for illustrative purposes-and 16 an integral shank which is inserted into an aperture 17 formed on the long;tud1nal ax s of handle 10.

The common form of square shank has heretofore been introduced into an aperture which vas round'in cross section throughout its entire. length, which aperture was accurately locatedin the longitudinal axis of-the handle at the factory, where facilities wereample for properly joining and alining the two parts, but it 1s quite obvious with the thus constructed that where a new the user, whose skill and facilities were usually limited, the; desired alinement 'bctween the partswas seldom attained but which generally involved the loss of much I,

time and labor. In the present case however, where the handle during its process of manufacture is provided with an accurately located aperture in which the portion next the end of the handle is square in cross sec- .tion' and the remainder'of the aperture being 'rou-nd forreceiving a square shank of the tool, the two may be easily and quickly of a minimum amountof skill.

\Vith the above" differences in mind.

handle 10 is formed with an aperture 17 which is square in cross section a short distance from its mouth to receive the correspondingly shaped shank 16 of the tool which insures that the tool and handle will be properly alined when uni'ted, this being of utmost importance in curved handles, as shown in Fig. 1, or in handles having a handgr asp',"where a rclativcl slight disarrangement in the alinement of the partsseriouslyinterferes with the free and easy manipulation ofv the tool. I l a As an additiomilassistance inholding the tool in its proper position-in the end of the handle 10, I provide the ferrule-12 which is fitted over the tool holding,- end'of the han- (lle. The free end of ferrule 12 :is rounded or conven as shown, and this rounded end (iil extendssome distance beyond the end of handle 10.' The convex portion oif-ferrula 12 is provided with a slot 21 adapted to re ceive the shoulder portion 30 of tool 15, the

curved portion of the ferrule extending a. considerable distance across the opposite surfaces of shoulder portions '30 of the tool,- and materially assisting in resisting movements having a tendency to throw the tool out of its normal position relative to handle 10. WVhile I havedescribedmy invention with more or less minuteness as regards de V tails of construction and arrangement, and as being embodied incertain precise form I do not desire to be limited thereto unduly or anylmore thanis pointed. out in the claims.

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'cumstances may suggest or necessity render expedient. r Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to changes 'in form, construction and arrangement,'.theom1ss1on of immaterial elements, and thesubstitution of equivalents asc rsecure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A; Wooden handle for use with an agricultural tool having a tang non-circular in section, said handle having hole conforming in shape at its entrance to the crosssection of the tangwhereby the tool may be correctly located-relatively to the handle, and said hole being of diiferentshape for the major part of its length whereby displacement of the material of thehandle in sures against separation of the'parts, substantially as set forth 2. A' wooden handleQfo-r use with an "gt-g ricultural tool having asquare tangfsaid' handle being bent near its lower end'j'and having at said end a hole square at theen trance and round for the major part'of its length, snbstantiallyas set forth.

3.-A"wo.oden handle for use with an agricultural tool having a tang non-circular in section, said handle having a hole conforming in 'shape at its entrance tothe crosssection of the tang whereby the tool may be my hand and correctly located relatively to the. handle, and said hole being of different shape for a substantial part of its length whereby displacement of the material of the handle insures against separation stantially as set forth.

4. A wooden handle'tlor use with an 21g ricultural tool havinga square tang, said handle: being bent near its lower end and having at said end a hole square at the entranceand round for a substantial part of its length, substantially as set fortlr'.

5. A Wooden handle for use with an ag-' ricultural tool having a tang non-circular in section, said handle having a hole con- 7 forming in shape at its entrance to the cross-sectlon of the tang whereby the tool may be correctly located relatively to the handle, and said holefbeing of difierent .shape for a part of itslength whereby dis placement of the material of the handle in-\ sures against separation of the parts, substantially as setfortlLy G. A wooden handlefoi use with an agricultural tool having-a square tang, said handle being bent near itslower end and having at said end a hole squarc'at the entrance and round for-a .part of its length, substantially as sea forth. i

7.-1A 'WOOClGn handle for 'a'tool having a tang n'on circular in cross-section; saidliandle having a'hole conformlng in shape at its entranceto the cross-section of the tang,

' whereby the tool may be corlectly. located relative to the handle,said hole being 0f a form' and size-for the-n'ema-inder offits- 'l length to' bind-the tang inthe handle as it is driven thereinto,1 substantially as, set a v this 23rd day, of dred and twenty+ five. I

WILLIAlW; FORE-E ST BASSETT. Witnesses: 1

Gnaon FODREA,

J MooDY GILLILAND.

of the parts, snb-' have hereunto set; seal at Columbus, Indiana,

H arch,A. D. n1neteen hune' 

